Monday 18th November 1907

Born on this day, Pierre Dreyfus, French businessman who was the vice-president of the Renault (1948-1955), and became the Renault CEO, following the death on February 11, 1955, in a road accident of Pierre Lefaucheux, the previous incumbent: he retained the position till his own retirement from the company in 1975. He subsequently became active on the political scene for a brief period at the start of the Mitterand presidency.